Phrases with «toxin genes»

"Toxin genes" refers to specific genes present in organisms, such as bacteria or viruses, that are responsible for producing harmful substances called toxins. These toxins can damage cells or tissues in the body and cause various diseases or illnesses. Full definition

Sentences with «toxin genes»

  • The results open the possibility that scientists have been overlooking a major pathway for the origins of toxin genes. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Blokesch's lab grew the cholera bacterium with different sugars (e.g. glucose, sucrose) and starch from potatoes and rice to see how each would affect the cholera toxin genes. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Teams led by Dong's collaborators, Michael Gilmore, PhD, at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, and Andrew Doxey, PhD, at the University of Waterloo, found that the BoNT / En botulinum toxin genes were carried by a plasmid. (sciencedaily.com)
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